Table 2.
Correlation between serum HBsAg and intrahepatic HBsAg (n = 88) in matched non-cancerous tissues (A) and HCC tissues (B)
(A) | Intrahepatic HBsAg in matched non-cancerous tissues | ||
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Number positive (%) | Number negative (%) | ||
Serum HBsAg | |||
Positive | 41 (73.2) | 15 (26.8) | p < 0.0001 |
Negative | 6 (18.7) | 26 (81.3) |
(B) | Intrahepatic HBsAg in HCC tissues | ||
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Number positive (%) | Number negative (%) | ||
Serum HBsAg | |||
Positive | 6 (10.7) | 50 (89.3) | p = 0.415 |
Negative | 1 (3.1) | 31 (96.9) |